The Sachse Sentinel (Sachse, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 22, 1990 Page: 6 of 12
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School Starts Tuesday
For Wylie Students
Classes in the Wylie
Independent School District
will begin Tuesday, Aug. 28,
with more than 2500 students
expected to enroll.
High school students unable
to register before the first day
of school should report to the
office for registration informa-
tion. All others should report
to their first period classes at
8:45 a.m.
Wylie Middle School houses
grades 6-8. Students must
have the registration form
completed and signed by their
parents before they can
receive a class schedule.
Those who have not picked
up schedules and who have
not enrolled should report to
the library.
The front parking lot will
again be used for parents
bringing their children to
school and picking them up.
Buses will be using the lot on
the north side of the building,
and parents are requested not
to use this area
Akin Elementary will con-
tinue to emphasize what each
child "can do." Parking will be
allowed only in the designated
visitor area or along the curb
closest to the school. School
personnel, PTA representa-
tives, and the safety patrol
will be available to assist
students as they arrive for the
Recycling Note
Wylie United Methodist
Church will not receive items
for recycling on the last
Saturday of the month. When
arrangements are made, the
public will be notified.
first day of school. The north
entrance/driveway of the
school will be reserved for
school bus and daycare van
delivery and pickup.
The school will be open
from 1 until 3:45 p.m. on Mon-
day, for students to get their
room assignments.
Birmingham Elementary stu-
dents new to the district who
have not registered may still
pre-register on weekdays
prior to Aug. 28, between 8
a.m. and 4 p.m. PTA repre-
sentatives are selling pre-
packaged school supplies.
The 1990 instructional
theme, "Birmingham USA -
Where Every Kid's a Top
Kid!", will emphasize student
success. Additionally, the
BEST (Building Esteem in
Students Today) program will
be one of several programs to
be used by faculty and staff to
promote student achieve-
ment.
Parents are asked to use
only the front drive. The
drive is one-way and parking
is allowed only in the desig-
nated visitor area or along the
right curb area. The east
parking lot is reserved for
staff parking and for loading
and unloading of bus students.
Parents and students are in-
vited to the school during
pre-school open house on
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posted that day to enable
students to find their classes.
Hartman Elementary's theme
is "Plant the Seeds of Learn-
ing and Watch Us Grow!''
Harman's safety patrol will
be on duty the first day of
school, as will PTA represen-
tatives who will be selling
packaged grade level school
supplies and helping students
find their classrooms. Parents
may visit the school during
open house from 1 until 3:45
D.m. on Mondav, Aug. 27.
All children will be dropped
off at the main entrance,
which will be the only super-
vised entrance. Children will
go to the cafeteria for break-
fast or to the gym where they
will be supervised until they
are sent to their classroom.
Safety patrol members will be
posted at all entrances to di-
rect children.
Morning and afternoon kind-
ergarten students will be dis-
missed at the main entrance.
Students in grades K-5 who
will be picked up by day care
vans will be dismissed at the
Kirby loop. Students in
grades 3, 4, and 5 who walk
or are picked up by parents
will be dismissed at the main
entrance. All students in
grades 1 and 2 will be dismis-
sed at the Kirby loop.
WSA Appreciates
Individual, Business
Assistance
Wylie Sports Association
wants to thank the people and
businesses who helped them
prepare for the fall soccer
season.
Many coaches, league
officials and volunteers helped
during the summer to make
improvements to the
soccer/football fields. Those
who helped were Riley
Walters, Phillip Bounds, Craig
Fouts, Tom Braley, Jerry
Monk, Paul Clark, Ortie
Messenger, Victor Freer,
Chuck Newsome, Glen Smith,
Rick Bradley, John Martinez,
Rose Clanton, and Karen
Braley.
League officials who
donated time were Paula
Freer, Jeff Fleischman, John
Vinakalns, Dennis Stanford,
Phil Johnson, Dawn Kruse,
Susan Hogan, Mike Cole,
Steve Tomac, John Burns,
and David Orr.
Ferrell Construction do-
nated machinery and Samuell
Franco, operator, worked on
Saturdays for three months
to help level the fields. Jim
Jerrell and Sammy Pots
donated resources to improve
the park.
Archie Eubanks, owner of
Eubanks Trucking, also
Michael Ross
Brian Smisek
Two Scouts Honored
For Life Rank
Troop 12, Boy Scouts of
America, Sachse has
returned from a summer camp
adventure, a week at Camp
Pioneer near Mena, Arkansas,
in the foothills of the
Ouachita Mountains. The
boys camped, hiked, swam,
and canoed.
The Troop held a Court of
Honor recently to recognize
achievements of its members
this summer. Two who have
earned their Life Rank, the
last rank before Eagle, are
Michaei Ross and Brian
Smisek. Awards included 23
rank advancements, 42 merit
badges and hundreds of
requirements completed
toward the ranks of
Tenderfoot, Second Class,
and First Class.
Troop 12 also recognizes
the Scouts who were selected
for membership in the Order
of the Arrow - John Gomez,
Mike Hice, Michael Ross, and
Scott Tassan.
Troop 12 meets at 7:30 p.m.
on Mondays. Call Bob Tassan
at 442-1471 for information
about meeting place, etc.
Saturday Classes to Improve
Academic Performance
In order to improve the
academic Derformance of
students in grades 9-12 at
Wylie High School, new
programs will be introduced
this fall.
The school will no longer
allow zeroes. Students must
complete all academic work
by the assigned time or
complete the work in required
tutorials or during classes on
Saturdays.
"By eliminating zeroes, we
should see grades go up and
understanding increase," said
WHS Principal Robert Shirley.
Tutorials also will be
required for students who are
donated and delivered three
truck loads of dirt to fill in an
old road at the park.
The City of Wylie helped
prepare the football/soccer
field, and employees devoting
many hours to the ditching
and dirt-moving project were
Lewis Barber, Ron Dean and
Phillip Bounds.
Local businesses who will
sponsor teams this year are
Eubanks, Glen Smith
Plumbing, Clanton's Welding,
Cornerstone Private School,
Amgas, Wylie Flower and
Gift, Western Auto, and
Junction City Auto Broker.
failing a course. Tutorials will
be held from 8:10 to 8:40 a.m.
each school day or at a later
time if the student has a
conflict.
Saturday school will be held
on approximately 30
Saturdays and will be open
also to students who have
excessive absences and those
requiring disciplinary action
before being expelled or
suspended.
Another new program will
involve retesting. Students
who fail a test may retake
that exam, giving them the
chance to score a maximum
of 70.
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Blakey, Darlene. The Sachse Sentinel (Sachse, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 22, 1990, newspaper, August 22, 1990; Sachse, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth347845/m1/6/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sachse Public Library.